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Anagrams of ALTERNATIVE

No other English word uses exactly the 11 letters of ALTERNATIVE, but they make 558 shorter words, like ARE, LET and NEVER. Here they are by length, with their points.

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ALTERNATIVE: one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen (WordNet 3.1, Princeton University)

Full anagrams of ALTERNATIVE (0)

No other English word uses exactly the letters A L T E R N A T I V E. The words below use some of them.

9-letter words from the letters of ALTERNATIVE (7)

ALITERATE9
ALTERNATE9
INTERVALE13
RETALIATE9
TERVALENT13
TRIVALENT13
VENTILATE13

8-letter words from the letters of ALTERNATIVE (23)

ALIENATE8
ALTERANT8
ANTEATER8
ANTEVERT12
ATTAINER8
AVENTAIL12
ELATERIN8
ENTAILER8
INTERVAL12
LATERITE8
LEVANTER12
LEVIRATE12
LEVITATE12
LITERATE8
NETTLIER8
REATTAIN8
RELATIVE12
RELEVANT12
TARLETAN8
TREENAIL8
VALERATE12
VALERIAN12
VARIETAL12

7-letter words from the letters of ALTERNATIVE (53)

ALIENER7
ARENITE7
ARIETTA7
ARIETTE7
ATELIER7
ELATIVE11
ENTERAL7
ENTITLE7
ENTREAT7
ETERNAL7
INTREAT7
ITERANT7
ITERATE7
LATRINE7
LEAVIER11
LINEATE7
LIVENER11
NAIVETE11
NATTIER7
NAVETTE11
NERVATE11
NETTIER7
NETTLER7
NITRATE7
RATLINE7
RATTAIL7
RATTEEN7
RAVELIN11
REAVAIL11
RELIANT7
RETINAE7
RETINAL7
RETITLE7
TAENIAE7
TAVERNA11
TELERAN7
TENTIER7
TERNATE7
TERTIAL7
TERTIAN7
TETANAL7
TRAINEE7
TRAVAIL11
TRENAIL7
VALIANT11
VARIANT11
VARIATE11
VEALIER11
VEINLET11
VELARIA11
VENTAIL11
VENTRAL11
VETERAN11

6-letter words from the letters of ALTERNATIVE (109)

AERATE6
AERIAL6
ALEVIN10
ALINER6
ALVINE10
ANTIAR6
ANTLER6
ATRIAL6
ATTAIN6
ATTIRE6
ENTAIL6
ENTIRE6
EVILER10
INVERT10
LARIAT6
LARVAE10
LATENT6
LATTER6
LATTIN6
LEANER6
LEARNT6
LEAVEN10
LEAVER10
LETTER6
LEVANT10
LINEAR6
LITTEN6
LITTER6
NAILER6
NAIVER10
NATIVE10
NATTER6
NEATER6
NETTER6
NETTLE6
RATTAN6
RATTLE6
RAVINE10
RELATE6
RELENT6
RELIVE10
RENTAL6
RETAIL6
RETAIN6
RETINA6
REVEAL10
REVILE10
TAENIA6
TALENT6
TANTRA6
TARTAN6
TAVERN10
TRAVEL10
TRIVET10
VAINER10
VARLET10
VENIAL10
VENTER10
VERITE10
VERNAL10

The 60 most common shown, 49 rarer words not listed.

5-letter words from the letters of ALTERNATIVE (151)

ALERT5
ALIEN5
ALIVE9
ALTAR5
ALTER5
ANVIL9
ARENA5
ATTAR5
AVAIL9
AVERT9
AVIAN9
EATEN5
EATER5
ELITE5
ENTER5
EVENT9
INERT5
INLET5
INTER5
IRATE5
LARVA9
LATER5
LATTE5
LEARN5
LEAVE9
LEVER9
LINER5
LITER5
LITRE5
LIVEN9
LIVER9
NAIVE9
NATAL5
NAVAL9
NAVEL9
NERVE9
NEVER9
RAVEL9
RAVEN9
RENAL5
REVEL9
RIVAL9
RIVEN9
RIVET9
TAINT5
TENET5
TIARA5
TITAN5
TITLE5
TRAIL5
TRAIN5
TRAIT5
TREAT5
TRIAL5
TRITE5
VALET9
VENAL9
VILER9
VIRAL9
VITAL9

The 60 most common shown, 91 rarer words not listed.

4-letter words from the letters of ALTERNATIVE (124)

AREA4
ARIA4
EARL4
EARN4
EAVE8
EVEN8
EVER8
EVIL8
LAIN4
LAIR4
LANE4
LATE4
LAVA8
LEAN4
LEER4
LENT4
LIAR4
LINE4
LINT4
LIRA4
LIRE4
LIVE8
NAIL4
NEAR4
NEAT4
RAIL4
RAIN4
RANT4
RATE4
RAVE8
REAL4
REEL4
REIN4
RENT4
RILE4
RITE4
TAIL4
TALE4
TART4
TEAL4
TEAR4
TEAT4
TEEN4
TENT4
TIER4
TILE4
TILT4
TINT4
TIRE4
TREE4
VAIN8
VANE8
VEAL8
VEER8
VEIL8
VEIN8
VENT8
VIAL8
VILE8
VINE8

The 60 most common shown, 64 rarer words not listed.

3-letter words from the letters of ALTERNATIVE (71)

AIL3
AIN3
AIR3
ALA3
ALE3
ANA3
ANI3
ANT3
ARE3
ART3
ATE3
AVA7
AVE7
EAR3
EAT3
EEL3
ERA3
ERE3
ETA3
EVE7
IRE3
LAR3
LAT3
LEA3
LEE3
LEI3
LET3
LEV7
LIE3
LIN3
LIT3
NAE3
NEE3
NET3
NIL3
NIT3
RAN3
RAT3
REI3
REV7
RIA3
RIN3
TAE3
TAN3
TAR3
TAT3
TEA3
TEE3
TEL3
TEN3
TET3
TIE3
TIL3
TIN3
VAN7
VAT7
VEE7
VET7
VIA7
VIE7

The 60 most common shown, 11 rarer words not listed.

2-letter words from the letters of ALTERNATIVE (20)

What the words from ALTERNATIVE mean

ALTERNATE: every second one of a series
ARE: form of BE: have the quality of being
LET: make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
NEVER: not ever
EVEN: used as an intensive especially to indicate something unexpected
LEAVE: go away from a place
EVER: at any time

Short definitions from WordNet 3.1 (Princeton University).

ALTERNATIVE in numbers

Letters: 11 (5 vowels, 8 different)
Full anagrams: 0
Words from its letters: 558
Longest shorter word: ALITERATE, ALTERNATE and INTERVALE (9 letters)
Best score: VENTILATE, 13 points
ALTERNATIVE itself: 15 points before bonus squares

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What is an anagram of ALTERNATIVE?

No other English word uses exactly the letters A L T E R N A T I V E. The longest words you can make from them are ALITERATE, ALTERNATE and INTERVALE.

How many words can you make from the letters of ALTERNATIVE?

558 words of two letters or more, each letter used at most once, from Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words).

What is the highest-scoring word from ALTERNATIVE?

VENTILATE, worth 13 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares.

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